Dr Christian De Bruyne

[juliesquirral 0]

Janesunny!!! I'm with you there chicken - it seems I can change a whole lotta things - but chocolate? My enemy - and my best friend:tt1:! We must remember the cost!!! x:blink:

i am finding the chocolate thing really hard as well! i think i might allow myself just a bit of dark chocolate ...like one square three times a week.or i just stuff it down lol

[lemma1968 0]

Hi guys

another question - what and how much should i be eating at the moment please? I can't think straight.

Oh, and i have looked at the dates in October and November when Chris and co are in the uk and i cant make any of them. What do the rest of you do in the circumstances please?

[juliesquirral 0]

hi lemma, hope your starting to feel better. I think the first 10 days you should be on liquids only. so i had slim fast shakes and lots of Soup without lumps in it. do you think you could get someone to go to the shops for you and get a load in. Thats what i did. oh yes a yogurt drinks bridget said they were good too, you know the ones with the good bacteria in them.

I think things like slimfast and is it herballife are good, because they have Vitamins in them...thats what i was working on taking loads of vitamins.:biggrin:

i think the aftercare dates are on a thursday but i think you only have to go about 4 times the first year so i am just taking the day off work for them.

[janesunny 0]

i am finding the chocolate thing really hard as well! i think i might allow myself just a bit of dark chocolate ...like one square three times a week.or i just stuff it down lol

how you getting on today?? hope you not been eating chocolate !! you naughty thing!! lol:smile:

[happyflower 1]

hi lemma, hope your starting to feel better. I think the first 10 days you should be on liquids only. so i had slim fast shakes and lots of Soup without lumps in it. do you think you could get someone to go to the shops for you and get a load in. Thats what i did. oh yes a yogurt drinks bridget said they were good too, you know the ones with the good bacteria in them.

I think things like slimfast and is it herballife are good, because they have Vitamins in them...thats what i was working on taking loads of vitamins.

i think the aftercare dates are on a thursday but i think you only have to go about 4 times the first year so i am just taking the day off work for them.

I use herbalife as well its really good i think for after the band, loads of vitamins. the company though seem to be very much sells people which i don't like, but at least there shakes taste nice:smile:

[mrssmiffy 0]

Hi.. 1 week post op.. lost 7lbs..

[juliesquirral 0]

Hello just thought I tell everyone the weight is really coming off now. So glad I did it. I booked though europesurgery bridget has been really helpfull you can call her whenever you get stuck on what to eat. I think its great to have that support

[janesunny 0]

Hello just thought I tell everyone the weight is really coming off now. So glad I did it. I booked though europesurgery bridget has been really helpfull you can call her whenever you get stuck on what to eat. I think its great to have that support

i agree with you. I call bridget in the evening and she always answers the phone I think when you book to have surgery abroad its great to have someone here that you can call if you get worried about anything. I am doing well too I give you a call soon and maybe we can meet up :thumbup:

[happyflower 1]

I have found something that is like chocolate but you get it from the health food shop. And I am just having small amouts of that at the moment

[happyflower 1]

I am up for meeting up I think I am boring my husband stupid talking about all this :thumbup:

[dylanthomas99 0]

Hi guys

another question - what and how much should i be eating at the moment please? I can't think straight.

Oh, and i have looked at the dates in October and November when Chris and co are in the uk and i cant make any of them. What do the rest of you do in the circumstances please?

hi im having my consultation the day before my op in belgium x

[happyflower 1]

Hello my consultation was the night before surgery as well. I think the band fills are always on a thursday. I guess you could see a different surgeon and get them down else where. But I dont think I would do that because fred and chris are really nice.maybe ask if you could go to another place like mancester and do them there instead ?

[hunnybee 0]

I have found something that is like chocolate but you get it from the health food shop. And I am just having small amouts of that at the moment

Hi pet, did you try Cadburys mousse? you can get it in the yogurt section of all the big shops like tescos, and it comes in a light version and its AMAZING:wub::thumbup:

[cakey123 0]

hi, has anyone ever had any complications with thier lapband op with dr de bruyne. ive also read that if he's performing a lapband operation and finds an ulcer or a haitus hernis "apparently we can have them because of our weight"

thanks for listening

cakey x

[angelfizz 0]

hi, has anyone ever had any complications with thier LAP-BAND® op with dr de bruyne. ive also read that if he's performing a LAP-BAND® operation and finds an ulcer or a haitus hernis "apparently we can have them because of our weight"

thanks for listening

cakey x

Hi there Cakey

- I'm not sure if I understand what you're saying as you said if he's ....if he's performing a LAP-BAND® operation and finds an ulcer or a haitus hernis "apparently we can have them because of our weight"... but then you didn't finish the sentence? Because of our weight we prob have higher blood pressure, higher risk of strokes, knackered muscle joints, high risk of cancer etc etc etc etc.. esp if we carry alot of weight for a lot of time.

All I can say is I checked CdeB out in July this year and he'd had no fatalities to that and only a couple of complications to do with gastric bypass - which when you consider the sheer number of bariatric ops he must perform on a weekly/ monthly/ yearly basis is pretty damned good I'd say!

If you review the posts on this thread; there have been a couple of peeps who've gone across and procedures have not been smooth sailing with feeling v unwell after - but again every 'body' is different..and no one knows what's inside til they are worked on..? But let's remember that gastric banding is the least risky of the bariatric weightloss surgeries out there.

Hope I've helped - good luck on your journey x